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Nevada dispatch: UNLV campus and law school remain on lockdown after 3 people shot

JURIST

All of UNLV’s campus, including the law school that I attend, remain under a shelter-in-place order. Luckily, all of my friends were all okay, even though the shooting took place right next to the law school. I’ve seen countless numbers of school shootings on the news that have taken place across the country.

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Elite US law schools must take accountability for enabling use of fossil fuels: law student group

JURIST

Law Students for Climate Accountability (LSCA), a non-profit coalition of law students advocating for climate justice, Thursday released a report criticizing top US law schools with a disproportionate amount of graduates entering corporate fossil fuel legal positions.

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The Most Diverse Law Schools (2025)

Above The Law

Which law schools do you think came out on top of this list? The post The Most Diverse Law Schools (2025) appeared first on Above the Law.

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Top Law School Accidentally Sends Out Hundreds Of Erroneous Acceptance Letters

Above The Law

William & Mary Law School just made a pretty big mistake when it comes to admissions for its incoming class of law students. Earlier this week, more than 400 people who had applied to W&M received the exciting news that they’d been accepted to the Top 50 law school.

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Law School Now Requires Students To Get Artificial Intelligence Certification

Above The Law

The post Law School Now Requires Students To Get Artificial Intelligence Certification appeared first on Above the Law. Likely the first of many.

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Yale Law School Bars Students From Accessing Information About Abusive Judges

Above The Law

The post Yale Law School Bars Students From Accessing Information About Abusive Judges appeared first on Above the Law. It appears YLS does not want students to access negative information about clerkships, fearing it might dissuade students from clerking for certain prestigious -- and abusive -- judges.

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Top Lawyers: Randy Zelin of Cornell University Law School On The 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law

The Estrin Report

Randy Zelin, a 33 year veteran criminal defense attorney and adjunct Professor of Law at Cornell University Law School, heads the white collar criminal defense practice group at Wilk Auslander LLP. How important is it for a lawyer to go to a top-tier school? I met two of my closest friends in law school.